Who Owns Your Vet?

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Vet ownership

How to find out who owns your vet

Around 6 in 10 UK vet practices now belong to a corporate group — often keeping the local name above the door. Here are four reliable ways to check who really owns yours.

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Independent vs corporate vets: what the data says

Does it matter whether your vet is independent or part of a chain? A neutral look at what the CMA's investigation, and our own directory data, actually show — and what they don't.

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The CMA reforms

The CMA vet reforms, explained for pet owners

The competition watchdog has ordered the biggest shake-up of UK vet services in decades: capped prescription fees, published price lists and mandatory ownership disclosure. Here's what changes, and when.

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Your options as a pet owner

How to switch vets in the UK

Switching vets is easier than most owners expect: you can register anywhere, your pet's clinical history transfers on request, and you don't need to explain yourself. The process, step by step.

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Vet prescriptions and the new fee cap

You can ask any vet for a written prescription and buy the medicine elsewhere — often for far less. From 2027 the fee for writing one is capped at £21. How it works, and when to use it.

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Looking for the numbers instead?

Our Who Owns What page charts corporate consolidation over time, and The Data offers every practice record as open CSV downloads.